To Hie from Far Cilenia

Gennady, a nuclear expert, is enlisted by an Interpol agent to track down stolen plutonium, a task he anticipates will be straightforward. However, his investigation reveals a lead that points to a mysterious location that appears to be nonexistent. This intriguing narrative was originally featured in the Hugo Award-nominated METAtropolis and is part of the anthology Twenty-First Century Science Fiction, edited by David G. Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden.